1962 VFL Season: Footscray

Season Team Details

Season: 1962 VFL Season
Team: Footscray
Home Ground: Western Oval (Whitten Oval)

Team Results

Ladder Position: 5th (W-D-L: 11-0-7, P%: 108.5%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 36
Brownlow Leader(s): John Schultz (15)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Ted Whitten (38)
Charles Sutton Medal Recipient(s): John Schultz

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Ted Whitten

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Baxter, Ray #18 12 R04-R06, R08, R10, R12-R18 19
Becker, Niels #40 8 R11-R18 2
Blain, Ron #35 2 R08-R09 0
Bryant, Ian #5 16 R01-R03, R06-R18 2
Chalmers, Graeme #27 15 R04-R18 18
Dowling, Bernie #7 8 R01-R03, R07-R11 0
Duff, Ken #16 9 R01-R04, R07-R11 6
Edwards, John #50 1 R15 0
Evans, Charlie #28 14 R01-R14 0
Gardiner, Alex #12 10 R01-R03, R10-R16 2
Graham, Max #34 6 R04-R05, R11-R14 7
Gutterson, Jim #32 2 R07-R08 0
Harrington, Bill #11 16 R01-R09, R11-R13, R15-R18 8
Hobbs, Merv #2 16 R01-R11, R14-R18 28
Hoiles, John #23 18 R01-R18 0
Ion, Barry #38 13 R01-R09, R15-R18 1
Ion, Graham #17 18 R01-R18 18
Jillard, John #25 18 R01-R18 0
Kent, Reg #10 3 R10-R12 1
Lee, Bernie #29 17 R01-R12, R14-R18 0
Madigan, Owen #36 6 R10, R13, R15-R18 2
McDonald, Cameron #9 5 R01, R03-R05, R14 0
McKellar, Barney #30 2 R17-R18 1
McKenzie, Don #39 8 R05-R12 11
Meddings, Kevin #33 1 R06 0
Quarrell, John #15 4 R01-R03, R13 2
Savige, George #21 4 R04-R06, R09 0
Schultz, John #14 17 R01-R11, R13-R18 2
Slattery, Jack #24 13 R01-R06, R12-R18 16
Smith, Barry #31 8 R01-R05, R12-R14 1
Spargo, Bob #8 17 R01-R07, R09-R18 5
Taylor, Graeme #20 1 R02 0
Walker, Ray #26 10 R04, R06-R07, R12-R18 1
Ware, Bob #4 12 R01-R03, R07-R12, R16-R18 8
Whitten, Ted #3 16 R01-R03, R05-R11, R13-R18 38
Zeuschner, Murray #1 14 R04-R10, R12-R18 0

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Whitten, Ted 17 10 -0- 7 R01-R11, R13-R18
Findlay, Bill 1 1 -0- 0 R12

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
21/04/1962 Round 1 Hawthorn HOME WIN FOO by 33 Ted Whitten Ted Whitten
28/04/1962 Round 2 Fitzroy AWAY WIN FOO by 68 Ted Whitten Ted Whitten
05/05/1962 Round 3 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 59 Ted Whitten Ted Whitten
12/05/1962 Round 4 South Melbourne HOME WIN FOO by 48 Ted Whitten unknown
19/05/1962 Round 5 St Kilda HOME WIN FOO by 17 Ted Whitten Ted Whitten
26/05/1962 Round 6 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 6 Ted Whitten Ted Whitten
02/06/1962 Round 7 Collingwood HOME WIN FOO by 35 Ted Whitten Ted Whitten
09/06/1962 Round 8 Richmond AWAY WIN FOO by 13 Ted Whitten Ted Whitten
23/06/1962 Round 9 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 17 Ted Whitten Ted Whitten
30/06/1962 Round 10 North Melbourne HOME WIN FOO by 17 Ted Whitten Ted Whitten
07/07/1962 Round 11 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 71 Ted Whitten Ted Whitten
14/07/1962 Round 12 Hawthorn AWAY WIN FOO by 18 Bill Findlay unknown
21/07/1962 Round 13 Fitzroy HOME WIN FOO by 19 Ted Whitten Ted Whitten
28/07/1962 Round 14 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 21 Ted Whitten Ted Whitten
04/08/1962 Round 15 South Melbourne AWAY WIN FOO by 17 Ted Whitten Ted Whitten
11/08/1962 Round 16 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 10 Ted Whitten Ted Whitten
18/08/1962 Round 17 Essendon HOME WIN FOO by 37 Ted Whitten Ted Whitten
25/08/1962 Round 18 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 29 Ted Whitten Ted Whitten